Female spies on television are as beguiling as they are brilliant. Their personalities make for an intoxicating cocktail of witticism, athleticism, independence and astronomically high IQ’s. However, they also have emotional flaws. They are drawn to dangerous adrenaline rushes and relationships fueled by lust versus love. In regards to the world, they are jaded thanks to tragic pasts. These emotional zigzags are packaged in leather cat suits, miniskirts, stiletto heels, and various sexy disguises meant to make a suspect hot and bothered, thus throwing off his game. Ultimately, these women are fearless femme fatales who epitomize the adage “I am woman, here me roar”.
The Avengers (1961)
The Avengers debuted during a year that helped spark the ‘Spy Craze’. It was in 1961that the U.S. failed to usurp Castro during the Bay of Pigs, that construction on the Berlin Wall began and that both America and the Soviet Union revved up spy networks. It was in the fictional brouhaha of world politics that Emma Peel appeared. The daughter of Sir John Knight, Peel, at age 21, briefly assumed control of his industrial empire. While employed as a spy, she became renowned for her form-fitting cat suit. In addition, she also had an IQ of 156 specializing in chemistry. (Anyone scoring over 140 is considered a genius). She’s also a martial arts guru and expert fencer. Like her sisters working undercover, Peel has a tragic backstory. Her husband was assumed dead when his plane went down over the Amazon. He reappeared later, causing more emotional turmoil in her life. Also like her female counterparts, Peel is known her need for speed as she likes driving her 1964 Lotus Elan S2 convertible at near sonic speeds.
Charlie’s Angels (1976)
Charlie's Angels was among the first to prove that it is possible to have female heroines lure in both male and female audiences. The males tuned in for the looks, the females for the fact that women could look good and flex intellectual muscle at the same time. The storyline focused on three females who, upon graduating from the Los Angeles police academy, were dismayed to be assigned mundane desk jobs and traffic monitoring gigs. After quitting, they all land jobs at the Charles Townsend Agency where an omnipresent boss warns them of peril via intercom. Sabrina is the anchor and the brains of the operation, noted for her adventurous spirit and physicality. She also represents the requisite isolation that haunts a spy. Her focus is on strategy, not romance. Kelly, the former orphan is both streetwise and sensitive while Jill is the hot tomboy who leaves her angels to become a racecar driver.
Alias (2001)
In its pilot episode, Alias took heroine Sidney Bristow from an all-American girl, devoted to country, to a woman betrayed by all she believed in before sealing her fate as a woman determined to have her vendetta against king and country. All this makes her the ultimate complex character. Throughout the series, she battles with secrets within her government as well as familial secrets: her mother, whom she was told was a school teacher, was actually a Russian spy, while her father, whom she always thought callous, had been avoiding her mostly because he did not want her to be a player in the clandestine world that he could never escape. She deals with this hurricane of facts and emotions while going undercover in a mishmash of disguises that have her sporting bright blue latex dresses and scanty maid outfits. At the end of the day, however, she always goes home with less bruises than her male antagonizes.
Covert Affairs (2010)
The latest spy debutante is Annie Walker of USA Network’s Covert Affairs. Like its predecessors, the leading lady must lie to family and friends about her vocation. On the job, she dons outfits worthy of a runway and uses her looks and charm to blindside her enemies that still subscribe to the notion that a pretty woman cannot possible outsmart them. Debuting on July 13, 2010, Annie takes up the proverbial cross that all female agents have had to bear: Attacking the job with an even mixture of intuition, dynamite looks, cleverness and martial arts techniques.
At the end of the day, they are the Wonder Woman in the world of espionage.
Author Twinkle Brar
The Avengers (1961)
The Avengers debuted during a year that helped spark the ‘Spy Craze’. It was in 1961that the U.S. failed to usurp Castro during the Bay of Pigs, that construction on the Berlin Wall began and that both America and the Soviet Union revved up spy networks. It was in the fictional brouhaha of world politics that Emma Peel appeared. The daughter of Sir John Knight, Peel, at age 21, briefly assumed control of his industrial empire. While employed as a spy, she became renowned for her form-fitting cat suit. In addition, she also had an IQ of 156 specializing in chemistry. (Anyone scoring over 140 is considered a genius). She’s also a martial arts guru and expert fencer. Like her sisters working undercover, Peel has a tragic backstory. Her husband was assumed dead when his plane went down over the Amazon. He reappeared later, causing more emotional turmoil in her life. Also like her female counterparts, Peel is known her need for speed as she likes driving her 1964 Lotus Elan S2 convertible at near sonic speeds.
Charlie’s Angels (1976)
Charlie's Angels was among the first to prove that it is possible to have female heroines lure in both male and female audiences. The males tuned in for the looks, the females for the fact that women could look good and flex intellectual muscle at the same time. The storyline focused on three females who, upon graduating from the Los Angeles police academy, were dismayed to be assigned mundane desk jobs and traffic monitoring gigs. After quitting, they all land jobs at the Charles Townsend Agency where an omnipresent boss warns them of peril via intercom. Sabrina is the anchor and the brains of the operation, noted for her adventurous spirit and physicality. She also represents the requisite isolation that haunts a spy. Her focus is on strategy, not romance. Kelly, the former orphan is both streetwise and sensitive while Jill is the hot tomboy who leaves her angels to become a racecar driver.
Alias (2001)
In its pilot episode, Alias took heroine Sidney Bristow from an all-American girl, devoted to country, to a woman betrayed by all she believed in before sealing her fate as a woman determined to have her vendetta against king and country. All this makes her the ultimate complex character. Throughout the series, she battles with secrets within her government as well as familial secrets: her mother, whom she was told was a school teacher, was actually a Russian spy, while her father, whom she always thought callous, had been avoiding her mostly because he did not want her to be a player in the clandestine world that he could never escape. She deals with this hurricane of facts and emotions while going undercover in a mishmash of disguises that have her sporting bright blue latex dresses and scanty maid outfits. At the end of the day, however, she always goes home with less bruises than her male antagonizes.
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Covert Affairs (2010)
The latest spy debutante is Annie Walker of USA Network’s Covert Affairs. Like its predecessors, the leading lady must lie to family and friends about her vocation. On the job, she dons outfits worthy of a runway and uses her looks and charm to blindside her enemies that still subscribe to the notion that a pretty woman cannot possible outsmart them. Debuting on July 13, 2010, Annie takes up the proverbial cross that all female agents have had to bear: Attacking the job with an even mixture of intuition, dynamite looks, cleverness and martial arts techniques.
At the end of the day, they are the Wonder Woman in the world of espionage.
Author Twinkle Brar
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